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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva
I don't think we will ever be able to make something cheaper than China.
We may be able to make it to a higher specification, or a finer tolerance, or something unique to our lands but I don't think it would ever be cheaper.
Depending on what list you look at - be in income, buying power etc.
Australia is on average anywhere between USD $51k and $54k pa.
China is on average anywhere between USD $11k and $17k pa.
I bet they don't have to abide by the same laws and standards we give our workers etc.
When you have workers willing to earn 1/5 to 1/3 of our wage, who are happy to work 14 hours a day with a 30 minute break 7 days a week while living on the site of the facility sleeping 10 to a room we have no chance to compete with that.
It saddens me that we can ship raw materials there, they can then ship back a finished product and still sell it for much much less than we could ever possibly make it here.
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i don,t think your getting the point mate, the way things are headed, its come down to sovereignty.